In-Profile Software User Manual For use with Microsoft Windows

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1 Man 252 In-Profile Software User Manual For use with Microsoft Windows Soil Instruments Limited has an ongoing policy of design review and reserves the right to amend these specifications without notice. Man252 - In-Profile Software MN1014 Rev

2 What s this manual about? This manual tells you about the In-Profile Software and how to use it to manage your inclinometer data. Who does this apply to? QUESTION Field engineers and technicians using the Digital Inclinometer Pro. 2

3 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the In-Profile Software. This manual has been written to help you utilise all of the functions of the In-profile Software. Please read this manual thoroughly before use, to help avoid any problems and keep it handy when using the In-Profile Software. In-Profile Software. The In-Profile Software, for Windows, is a graphical data analysis tool designed to create inclinometer databases, manage inclinometer data and generate plots and reports. Its also capable of diagnosing data issues and correcting systematic errors. In-Profile works with both the standard Digital Inclinometer System and the Digital Inclinometer Pro. It replaces the In-Site software used previously with the standard Digital Inclinometer System. In-Profile is provided with two different feature sets. A Basic version which is free to use and a Pro version that requires the puchase of a software license. The features provided differ on each version, these features are detailed in the In-Profile: Basic Vs. Pro section. For more information on In-Profile features and License Key purchases, visit or 3

4 Contents OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION 6 Important Information 6 Product Changes 6 Warrenty 6 QUICK START GUIDE 7 Using The In-Profile Software 7 Introduction 7 Compatibility 7 Installing In-Profile 7 About In-Profile Licenses 7 Creating A Database 8 Creating A New Database 8 Notes 8 Next Steps 8 Importing Data 9 Importing RPP Data 9 Create An Import Folder For Or USB Transfers For Dropbox Transfers 11 Import DUX Surveys 12 Inspecting A Database 14 Opening A Database 14 Inclinometer List 14 Survey Summary 15 Survey Data 15 Generating Plots 16 Overview 16 Plotting 16 Profile Change Plots 16 Profile Plots 17 Tilt Change Plot 17 Tilt Plot 18 Checksum Plot 18 Difference Checksum Plot 18 DETAILED SOFTWARE GUIDE 19 Modifying Plots 19 Overview 19 Helpful Hints 19 Settings Tab 20 Plot Type 20 Data Scale 20 Depth Scale 20 Legend 20 Labels 20 Plot Options 21 4

5 Enable Corrections 22 Boring Log 22 Survey Tab 22 Layout Tab 23 Title Block Details 23 Data tab 24 Printing & Exporting Plots 25 Printing Plots 25 Preview 25 Page Layout 25 Exporting Plots 26 Using Reports & Templates 27 What Is A Report? 27 Creating & Using a Report 27 What Is A Template? 27 Creating & Using a Template 27 Applying Corrections 28 Introduction 28 Enabling Corrections 28 Bias-Shift Error 29 What Is Bias-Shift? 29 Identifying Bias-Shift Error 29 Correcting Bias-Shift Error 30 Rotation 31 What Is Rotation Error? 31 Identifying Rotation Error 31 Correcting Bias-Shift Error 32 Sensitivity Correction 33 Translation Correction 33 Orientation Correction 33 Spiral Correction 34 APPENDICES 35 Appendix A - In-Profile: Basic Vs. Pro 35 Overview 35 Appendix B - Licensing In-Profile Pro 36 Overview 36 Uninstalling A Key 37 Error Messages On Installs 37 No Internet 38 PRECISELY MEASURED instrumentation and monitoring 5

6 OVERVIEW & INTRODUCTION Important information The following symbols are used throughout the manual IMPORTANT INFORMATION QUESTION WARNING TIP Failure to observe the warning may result in injury, product malfunction, unexpected readings, loss of data or damage to the product that may invalidate its warranty. Tips give additional information that may be helpful when using the In-Profile Software. TIP PRODUCT CHANGES Soil Instruments has an on-going policy of design review and reserves the right to amend the design of their product and this instruction manual without notice. WARRANTY Refer to our terms and conditions of sale for warranty information. 6

7 QUICK START GUIDE Using The In-Profile Software INTRODUCTION COMPATIBILITY In-Profile creates databases, manages inclinometer data and generates plots and reports. It also provides advanced routines for identifying and correcting systematic errors. In-Profile works with the Digital Inclinometer Pro System and replaces the In-Site data managment software. In-Profile features a new database engine and a new database format. The new database files have a.dpw extension. In-Profile cannot directly open other formats, but it can import them. You create a new.dpw database first. then you can import data from a variety of formats. INSTALLING IN- PROFILE 1. Insert installation media into your PC. 2. Run the In-Profilesetup.exe program on the media device. 3. Follow the installation process until completion. ABOUT IN- PROFILE LICENSES In-Profile starts with advanced features enabled for 45 days. After 45 days, it reverts to a basic version, unless a license is purchased. See Appendix B for information about purchasing and installing a license. The basic version has no time limits and is free to use. For a list of comparable features between the In-Profile Basic and Pro versions, see Appendix A. 7

8 Creating a Database CREATING A NEW DATABASE 1. Start In-Profile. 2. Click File > New. 3. Enter a name for the database. 4. Click Save NOTES NEXT STEPS The default folder is My Documents or Documents. To set a differnet default folder, Click Edit > Preferences > Database Folder. Be sure to create your new database in that folder. Choose your own filename for the database. All In-Profile databases have a.dpw extension. The new database is empty. To fill it, you can: Retrieve survays from Digital inclinometer Pro. Import dux files from the tablet. Import other inclinometer data. 8

9 Importing Data IMPORTING RPP DATA After you create a database, you can import surveys from a number of different inclinometer file formats. The examples below show importing RPP files. 1. Create a database, as explained in the previous chapter. 2. Click File > Import > [some format]. 3. Navigate to the data file, select it and click Open 4. The screen refreshes to show the imported inclinometers and surveys. 9

10 CREATE AN IMPORT FOLDER Create an import folder for dux files transferred from the tablet, this will simplify importing the data into In-Profile. 1. Start In-Profile. Open the database that you just created. 2. Click DI-Pro > Click Default Reader Import Folder 10

11 ... FOR OR USB TRANSFERS 3. Click My Documents (XP) or Documents (Win 7 & 8). 4. Click Make New Folder, enter a name for the folder, and click OK. In the example below, the folder is named dux-import, but you can choose your own name.... FOR DROPBOX TRANSFERS After you install Dropbox, you can see a Dropbox folder in My Documents. 3. Click My Documents. 4. Click the Dropbox Folder. 5. Click Make New Folder, enter a name for the folder, and click OK. In the example, the folder is named dux-import, but you can choose your own name. 11

12 IMPORT DUX SURVEYS Now it is import data from the dux files 1. Open the.dpw database. 2. Click DI-Pro > Click Import Surveys. In-Profile opens the default import folder. 12

13 3. Select the dux files that you want to import (Ctrl+A for all). 4. Click Open. 5. Click Yes to allow In-profile to delete dux files that are imported successfully. These are no longer needed. The tablet keeps the original files and the database has the transferred readings. 5. In-Profile imports the surveys and clears the imported files from the folder. 13

14 Inspecting a Database OPENING A DATABASE Open the RPP database that you just created. Or, if you have no data yet, open the sample database as explained below. 1. Start In-Profile from the desktop icon or the start menu. 2. The File menu appears. Select Open. 3. Click My Documents (left side) or navigate to My Documents. 4. Double-click the folder named Inclinometer-Data. 5. Choose sample.rpp. INCLINOMETER LIST A list of inclinometers appears on the left. Double-click any inclinometer to see its details on the right. To modify any of the details, click the Edit button. 14

15 SURVEY SUMMARY Click the Survey Summary tab to see a summary of the surveys for this Inclinometer. Double-click any date (left side or right side) to see data values, as shown in the next screen shot. SURVEY DATA Double-click a survey (date) to see readings and checksums. Readings from the Digital Inclinometer Pro are shown in the units set by the Tablet. 15

16 Generating Plots OVERVIEW In-Profile can generate, print, and export a variety of plots. Plots can be saved as reports and reused with new surveys. In-Profile can also apply a variety of corrections to inclinometer data. Some features explained below exist only in the Pro version of In-Profile, which requires the purchase of a license key. The appendix presents a comparison of features available in the Basic and Pro versions. PLOTTING 1. Click on an inclinometer. 2. Click Plot > hover over Plot Inclinometer. 3. Click the plot type you require. Plot types are explained below. PROFILE CHANGE-PLOT This change plot is most common way to present inclinometer data. The plot compares compares the current profile to the initial profile. Changes are understood to be movement (displacement). The previous name for this plot was Cumulative Displacement. 16

17 PROFILE PLOT This is a diagnostic plot. It accumulates tilt readings (in mm or inches) to show the profile of the installed casing. The plot is used to evaluate borehole verticality and is also used in diagnosing and correcting error. The previous name for this plot was Cumulative Deviation. It is also known as an absolute position plot. TILT-CHANGE PLOT This change plot compares the current tilt reading at a given depth to the initial reading at the same depth. Changes are understood to be movements (displacement). Tilt change plots do not accumulate values, so are immune to systematic error. Movement appears as a growing spike, typically centered on one or two depths. The previous name for this plot was Incremental Displacement. 17

18 TILT PLOT This is a diagnostic plot that shows tilt in mm or inches at each depth. It can be used to evaluate the installed straightness of an inclinometer and the potential for depth control errors. The previous name for this plot was Incremental Deviation. CHECKSUM PLOT This is a diagnostic plot that shows the checksum at each depth. A checksum is the sum of the 0 and 180 readings. Generally speaking, the magnitude of the checksums is less important than the uniformity of checksums within a survey. In that regard, you would hope to see plots that are straight and vertical rather than curved and off vertical. DIFFERENCE CHECKSUM PLOT This is a diagnostic plot that attempts to remove casing irregularities from the analysis of checksums. The initial checksum is subtracted from the current checksum. This eliminates variations that are due to characteristics of the casing, such as telescoping couplings. 18

19 DETAILED SOFTWARE GUIDE Modifying Plots OVERVIEW A tabbed control panel provides access to settings, surveys, and layout. 1. Click to select a plot. The plot background turns grey. 2. Double-click to open the settings. HELPFUL HINTS The name of the selected plot appears above the setting tab. To open a settings group, double-click on the name of the setting. You can also click the + mark. To change default or automatic settings, first double-click the label to turn off the automation (false = off ). Then you can edit the settings. To copy plot A settings to plot B, right-click on the B plot and choose copy settings. Then choose which settings to copy. To save settings, click the Save button and choose Save as Report. When you have new surveys, choose Saved Reports to plot the new surveys with all the same settings. 19

20 SETTINGS TAB PLOT TYPE Use the settings tab to control the appearance of the plots. In-Profile normally plots A and B using the same type of plot. Use this setting if you want a different type for one of the plots. Plot: Double-click on Plot to iterate through the available plot types. Axis: Double-click on Axis to iterate through the following choices: A shows tilt in the plane of the wheels. B shows tilt in the plane rotated 90 to the wheels. Magnitude shows the magnitude of the tilt vector: sqrt (A^2 + B^2). Angle shows the direction of the tilt vector: arctan (B/A). DATA SCALE In-Profile sets default scale according to the depth of the inclinometer. To enter your own scales, turn off the default scale by doubleclicking Default Scale. DEPTH SCALE In-Profile sets depth scales automatically. To enter your own depth scales, turn off the autoscaling by doubleclicking Auto Scale. LEGEND LABELS Legends usually show a date only. If time is important, double-click Include Time. Double-click Placement to view available locations for the legend. Fine Placement adjusts X Y placement of the plot starting from the top left corner of the page. This adjustment is useful for printed plots. Double-click Orientation to place dates vertically or horizontally. In-Profile automatically generates titles and labels. To turn off automation, double-click Default Title or Default Labels, and then enter your own text. 20

21 PLOT OPTIONS Plot Initial Survey: In-Profile automatically shows the initial survey in all plots. Double-click if you want to hide the initial survey. Use Elevations: In-Profile shows depths by default. If you have entered elevation in the inclinometer header, double-click to show elevations. Sum from Top: Profile plots are created by summing values. Summing from bottom is the default, since the bottom is normally assumed to be stable. To sum from top, double-click to change the value to true. Apply Stickup: Double-click to enable or disable. When enabled, and a stickup value has been entered in the inclinometer header, In-Profile plots values at their real depths (or elevations) rather than at cable depths. We record readings at depths indicated by depth marks on the cable. We align depth marks to an index, such as the top of the casing or the top of a pulley assembly. Stickup is the distance from the index to the surface of the ground. If the index is 0.5m above the ground, the real depth of the probe is 0.5m shallower than the depth indicated by the cable. Applying a stickup of 0.5m will cause values to be plotted at their real depth (or elevation). Auto Depth-Adjust: This adjustment is used with Classic systems, which have cabled marked from the middle of the probe. When turned on, readings are plotted at the depth of the top wheels rather than at cable depth. Auto depth-adjust should be off (false) for Digital Inclinometer Pro Systems. Please note that the setting applies to all surveys on a plot. Size: This setting controls the width and height of the chart area (the area including the white space around the plot). It may be useful when you display only one plot. Double-click to make entries. Value are percent of page. Position: This setting moves the chart area. It may be useful when you display only one plot. Double-click to make entries. Value are percent of page. Show Accuracy: Field accuracy generates lines showing the approximate Field Accuracy of profile change plots, assuming systematic error increasing with the number of readings and random error increasing with the square-root of the number of readings. Double-click to toggle the accuracy lines on and off. 21

22 ENABLE CORRECTIONS BORING LOG SURVEY TAB This settings group allows corrections to be doubleclicked on and off. True is on, False if off. Corrections are discussed in a later chapter. This settings group shows or hides a graphic representing a boring log. The graphic appears in the background of the plot. Display: Double-click to show or hide the boring log graphic. Note that the details of the boring log are entered elsewhere: Edit>Add/Edit Boring Log. Show in legend: Double-click to show or hide boring log labels in the legend area. Width: Set width of the graphic. 100% is the full width of the plot. Try 10 for a narrow graphic. Position: Move the graphic to the right side or left side of the plot. Transparency: Make the graphic more transparent with a smaller number. Click the Surveys tab to select surveys to include in the plot. Auto-Include: Automatically includes this number of recent surveys in the plot. INSERT PICTURE A: Shows which surveys are included by the Auto-Include setting. Inc (Include): Check the box to always include this survey in the plot. Exc (Exclude): Check the box to always exclude this survey. Init (Initial): Check this box to choose the initial survey. In-Profile Basic is limited to three surveys: the initial plus two others. IMPORTANT 22

23 LAYOUT TAB The layout tab provides mostly page-related settings. Title Block: Click to add a titleblock. Details are explained below. Zoom: This is a display setting.in-profile sizes plots for your display automatically. Use zoom to adjust, if necessary. Page Setup: In-Profile displays settings related to printing, such as paper size and margins. These are discussed in the next chapter. Show Chart Borders: Check the box to draw borders around each chart. A chart includes the white space around each plot. Stack Vertical/Stack Horizontal: Controls layout of charts. Click to see the effect. Horizontal is the default. Vertical may be useful for horizontal inclinometers. Add Chart: Click to add an additional chart (and plot) to the page. It is notpossible to add plots from other inclinometers. TITLE BLOCK DETAILS Delete Chart: Removes a chart from the page. The title block dialog lets you add a logo and descriptive text to the plot. Position: Controls visibility, location and size of the title block. None hides the title block but does not delete it. You can set the title block to none while inspecting the plots and then set to top or bottom before you print. Top places the title block at the top of the page. Bottom places the title block at the bottom of the page. Height sets the vertical size of the title block. Show Border draws a line around the title block, if checked. 23

24 Add columns, text and a graphic Text Columns: In-Profile starts with one column. Click in the column to enter text. Press Enter to end each line. There is no wordwrap. Click Add if you want more columns. Text Formatting: Click in a column first, then adjust the font and alignment of the text. You cannot adjust individual lines within a column. The printed page is not the same as the displayed page, so you may need to experiment with line lengths and font sizes for a good appearance. Graphic: Click the Load Image button to browse for a jpeg, gif, png, emf, or bmp graphic file. In-Profile resizes the graphic to fit the vertical space. You can choose left, center, or right alignment. DATA TAB Click the Data tab to display values used in the plot. Survey dates appear at the top of each column. Use the scroll bar to see other depths. 24

25 Printing & Exporting Plots PRINTING PLOTS 1. Click the Print button. 2. Choose Plots or Data. Click the checkbox for a print preview. Then click OK. PREVIEW Print preview lets you inspect the page before you print it. Click the print button to print. PAGE LAYOUT To adjust page margins: 1. Click the Layout tab. 2. Click the Page Setup button. 3. Adjust margins as required, then click OK. 25

26 EXPORTING PLOTS In-Profile can export plots as text files or graphic files. 1. Generate the plot. 2. Click the Export button. 3. The Save-As dialog appears. Choose a file type from the drop menu. Text File: Printable file with tab separated values. Spreadsheet File: Spreadsheet-ready file with regionalized field separators and decimals. Atlas File: Data arrays formatted for Atlas. Each array has a date stamp followed by depth-value pairs. A values first, then B values. Image File: First select the A or B plot, and then click Export. Choose an image format and click save. PNG and GIF provide the sharpest results. 26

27 Using Reports & Templates WHAT IS A REPORT? Reports are customized plots that are saved for reuse. You create a plot, modify scales, labels, title blocks, survey selections, etc. as needed, and then save it. Each inclinometer can have any number of reports. When you have new surveys, you open the report rather than create a new plot. When the report is displayed, the new surveys are automatically included (according to the auto-select setting) and the plots are generated with all the saved settings. CREATING A REPORT USING A REPORT Modify the plot as needed, then click Save, enter a name and click OK. Open: Choose the inclinometer. Click Plot > Saved Reports. Select the report and click OK. Modify: You can modify a report if necessary. Click Save when you are done. Delete: The report dialog provides a delete button. Select the report that is no longer needed, then click Delete. WHAT IS A TEMPLATE? A template is similar to a report, in that it saves certain settings, but it is not dedicated to a particular installation. You may want all of your plots to include a standardized title block with the company logo. You may want a different combination of plots on the page. CREATING A TEMPLATE USING A TEMPLATE Generate a plot. Modify the plot as necessary and then click Save. Choose Save as Template and click OK. 1. Choose an Inclinometer. 2. Click Plot > Plot Inclinometer > Custom Templates. 3. Choose a template and click OK. 4. After the template loads, make any extra modifications needed and save as a report. 27

28 Applying Corrections INTRODUCTION In-Profile provides correction routines that can improve the presentation and understanding of data. There are two categories of routines: those that apply to single surveys, and those that apply to all surveys of a particular inclinometer. Routines that affect single surveys are bias-shift, rotation, and sensitivity corrections, which are related to the inclinometer probe, and translation corrections, which are related to the inclinometer casing. Routines that affect all surveys are orientation correction and spiral correction. Orientation correction can help when casing grooves are not aligned with the real direction of movement. Spiral correction can help when casing was twisted during installation. Most corrections routines involve a minimum of three steps: 1. Generate a plot. 2. Enable corrections in the plot settings panel. 3. Enter a correction value and check the result. This may be an interative process with different values entered until a satisfactory plot is generated ENABLING CORRECTIONS In-Profile stores correction values separately from readings. Correction routines apply these values on-the-fly when plots are graphs are generated. Thus corrections can be enabled and disabled at any time. To enable correction routines. 1. Generate a plot. 2. Double-click to open Enable Corrections. 3. Double-click on the particular correction that you want to enable. In the example, Bias-Shift correction has been enabled. 4. To disable a correction, double-click to toggle the value to false. 28

29 BIAS-SHIFT ERROR WHAT IS BIAS- SHIFT? Here is a simple introduction to bias shift error. Refer to the support pages of for more information. Bias: Bias is the value returned by the probe when it is held absolutely vertical. In theory, the value should be zero, but in practice, the value is non-zero. This non-zero value is embedded in every reading. Bias Shift: It is normal for the bias of the probe to change from time to time. This is not a problem because the bias value is normally eliminated in the data reduction process, when 0 readings are combined with 180 readings. Bias-Shift Error: If the bias shifts during a survey, the data reduction process cannot competely eliminate the bias. The remaining value is bias shift error. The error becomes visible when readings are accumulated, as in the profile change plot at right. IDENTIFYING BIAS-SHIFT ERROR Appearance: The plot above shows the typical appearance of a biasshift error: a straight-line that is tilted away from vertical. The tilt may be in either direction. Unlikely Behavior: The plots above shows tilt over the entire span of the inclinometer. This unlikely behavior suggests error in the data. Site Knowledge: The plot shows movement where there should be no movement. Typically, the bottom 5 depths (or more) of the casing are anchored in stable ground. Any movement appearing there is generally error in the data. Checksum Plots: Checksum plots show that a bias-shift has occurred. 29

30 CORRECTING BIAS-SHIFT ERROR You identified bias-shift error in a profile change plot. Then you verified that a bias shift occured by plotting checksums. Now you want to correct for bias shift. 1. Generate the profile change plot again. 2. Enable bias-shift corrections in the settings panel. 3. Double-click the survey (the plot of the survey) that you want to correct. 4. In-Profile displays the Edit Survey dialog. Find the Bias-Shift field. 5. Enter a value. If the plotted survey was tilted to the right, try a positive value. If the tilt was to the left, try a negative value. The exact value doesn t matter yet. Click OK. 6. In-Profile redraws the plot. Inspect zones were no movement should have occurred (the bottom, for example). Have you eliminated the tilt in those zones?if necessary, double click the survey again and enter a different value. Continue until the tilt is eliminated. 7. The bias-shift error has been removed from the offending survey. The label for the data axis shows the type of correction that was applied. 30

31 ROTATION Here is a simple introduction to rotation error. WHAT IS ROTATION ERROR? Rotation is a small change in the alignment of the measurement axis of the inclinometer probe. The change is usually less than one degree. Ideally, each sensor is aligned to measure tilt in only one plane. If the mechanicals of the probe are rotated slightly towards the cross-axis plane, the A-axis sensor also measures some of the tilt in B and vice versa. Rotation Error is the cross-axis component in a reading: for example, the Baxis tilt value that is embedded in the A-axis tilt reading. Rotation error becomes visibile when when two conditions combine: There is significant inclination in the cross axis. The change in the alignment of the probe occurs after the initial set was taken. IDENTIFYING ROTATION ERROR The profile-change plot is curved. The profile plot of the cross axis shows significant tilt. The two plots have a similar shape, as shown below. 31

32 CORRECTING ROTATION ERROR In the example on the previous page, a rotation error was identified in the profile change plot for A axis. To check, we selected the B plot and changed its plot type from profile change to profile. We saw that the A change plot looked similar to the B profile plot. Now we want to apply a correction. 1. Enable rotation correction in the settings panel. 2. Move the cursor to the maximum profile change value in the A-axis plot. Note the depth and value that In- Profile displays: 29.5m and 73mm. 3. Move the cursor to the same depth on the B-axis plot. Note the profile value. 4. Find a starting correction value by dividing the the A profile-change value by the B profile value: 73 / 3962 = (Normally values are smaller than the sine of 1 degree: ). 5. Double-click the offending survey on the A plot. In-profile displays the Edit Survey dialog. Enter the value into Rotation A field. Click OK. 6. Inspect the plot, and double-click to reopen the edit dialog as necessary. 7. Repeat these steps for any other surveys that show rotation error. The plots become useable, if not perfect. 32

33 SENSITIVITY CORRECTION Sensitivity drift is not easy to recognize. It can easily be detected by the factory and is a reason for sending probes in for calibration at regular intervals. An example will appear in a future edition of this manual. The error is directly proportional to reading magnitudes. Typical errors are 1 to 2 percent. Correction involves the same steps as others: 1. Generate a plot. 2. Click on a survey to call up the Edit Survey dialog. 3. Enter the sensitivity value and check the resulting plot. TRANSLATION CORRECTION This correction can be applied to shift all plotted values in the A or B direction. Values in inches or mm are determined by survey or other means and entered in the Edit Survey dialog. ORIENTATION CORRECTION Inclinometer casing is installed so that one set of grooves is aligned with the expected direction of movement. If the real direction of movement is some other direction, In-Profile can mathematically rotate the orientation of the measurement axes into the direction of interest. 1. Select the inclinometer. 2. Click the Edit button to display the Edit Inclinometer dialog. 3. Enter a value in degrees into the Orientation Correction field. Enter a positive value to rotate orientation clockwise. Enter a negative value to rotate the orientation counter-clockwise. 4. When you plot the inclinometer, enable the Orientation Correction in the settings panel. 33

34 SPIRAL CORRECTION A spiral survey, obtained with a spiral sensor, provides measurements that can be used to correct for spiraled (twisted) casing. In-profile retrieves the spiral survey from the Tablet. Readings in the spiral survey are taken at 5 foot or 1.5m intervals. Readings in an inclinometer survey are taken at 2 foot or 0.5m intervals. In-Profile must expand the spiral survey to provide a correction value to be used with each inclinometer reading. 1. Select the inclinometer. 2. Select the spiral survey. 3. Click Plot > Plot Spiral. 4. If the reported spiral is less than 10 it is generally not necessary to correct for spiral, as the error created by this small amount of twist is usually deemed negligible. 5. If the reported spiral is greater than 10, close the plot and Click Tools > Expand Spiral Survey. 6. Enter the spiral offset, cable offset, and passes. The recommended number of passes is 4. The two offset values are important for calculations. This information must be obtained from the person who took the spiral survey. 7. In-Profile expands the spiral set. 8. Enable Spiral Correction in the settings panel. In-Profile will then automatically apply the spiral corrections to any surveys that you plot. 34

35 APPENDICES Appendix A - In-Profile: Basic Vs. Pro OVERVIEW In-Profile is distributed as a trial version with all the advanced features enabled. After 45 days, the advanced features are disabled and In-Profile reverts to a Basic version unless you purchase and install a license key. The Basic version is free to use and can be converted to the Pro version at any time. The table below provides a comparison between Basic and Pro versions. In-Profile Features Basic Pro Create dpw databases ü ü Import dux files from Digital Inclinometer Pro System ü ü Import Gtilt and other file formats ü ü Export surveys data to many formats ü ü Export processed data to txt, csv, dat, and image file ü ü Standard vertical plots ü ü Surveys per plot 3 Unlimited Spiral plot ü ü Title block with multiple columns, graphic logo Time displacement plot, Resultant plot Horizontal plots Copy settings from one plot to another Mixed plot types, additional plots on page Field Accuracy Indicator Represent boring log on plot Corrections for Inclinometer: Orientation, Spiral Corrections for Surveys: bias shift, rotation, sensitivity, xy translation, settlement Save plots for reuse on new surveys Save plots as templates for use with other inclinometers ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü 35

36 Appendix B - Licensing In-Profile Pro OVERVIEW In-Profile is distributed as a trial version with all the advanced features of In-Profile Pro enabled. After 45 days, the advanced features are disabled unless you purchase and install a license key. When you purchase In-Profile Pro, we make an entry in the license database and the required number of keys to you. If you purchased In-Profile Pro through a distributor, we typically the keys to the distributor. 1. Start In-Profile and click License. In the example on the right, In-Profile has reverted to the Basic version. 2. In-Profile displays the license dialog. Cut and paste the key from your into the License Key field. Then click Install. 3. In-Profile activates the license via the internet. When the activation is successful, the License Key field goes blank, but the License Status field shows License Installed. Click Close to complete the process. 36

37 MOVING A LICENSE KEY Suppose you want to move the license key to a new computer. Follow these steps: 1. Check that you have the original license key that was ed to you. 2. Start In-Profile on the old computer. 1. Click License > Uninstall License > Yes. In-Profile on this computer now reverts to the Basic version. 1. Install In-Profile on your new computer. Then paste the key into the license field as explained in the previous section. UNINSTALLING A KEY If you wish to move a key from one computer to another, you can uninstall a key and reinstall it on another computer. Click Uninstall License and then click Yes. In-Profile then reverts to the Basic version ERROR MESSAGES ON INSTALL Invalid License Key: If In-Profile cannot activate a key, it displays this message. Commonly this message appears if the license key has been used too many times. Contact Soil Instruments or your distributor to correct the situation. Authentication Error: This message appears when In-Profile cannot access the authentication server. If you see this message, try the process explained next. 37

38 Alternative Authentication Process If you do not have permissions to download files, follow this process which offers validation by Click Yes to create a license file. 2. The Save As dialog appears. Specify a path and name for the license file. We recommend that you change the default filename (license.lic) to a name that you can associate with this computer. This is especially important if you must generate a number of license files. 3. Attach the file to an addressed to solutions@slope.com or to your distributor. 4. We will return an to you or to your distributor with authenticated license attached. 5. Save the attachment onto the computer with In-Profile. 6. Start In-Profile and click License. 7. Click Load License, navigate to the authenticated license file, and click Open. In-Profile loads the license and changes the license status to: License Installed. NO INTERNET If it is not possible to activate In-Profile Pro via the internet, contact Soil Instruments or your distributor. Other solutions are available. 38

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